DAT Appoints Industry Veteran Jeff Clementz as CEO and Expands Tony Salazar’s Role as COO & CFO
June 20 2024 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
DAT Freight & Analytics today named Jeff Clementz as Chief
Executive Officer. Clementz joined DAT in 2023 as Chief Product
Officer, a role he will oversee until a new CPO has been hired.
“We are delighted to welcome Jeff as the new CEO,” said Satish
Maripuri, DAT’s Interim CEO & Group Executive at Roper
Technologies. “His success building and leading innovative
marketplace platforms at eBay/PayPal and at Walmart eCommerce
aligns with DAT’s mission to intelligently connect freight
carriers, brokers, and shippers to efficiently and profitably move
freight. As Chief Product Officer, Jeff has significantly impacted
DAT by fostering a customer-centric culture and driving
growth-focused product innovation in fraud prevention, analytics,
and platform resilience.”
Clementz brings 25 years of experience managing networks,
marketplaces, payments, and e-commerce platforms. He previously was
president and CEO at Shift, an e-commerce platform for the auto
industry, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Walmart's Marketplace, where he was responsible for building the
retail giant’s foundational commerce platforms. He also held
various product and operating leadership positions at PayPal, eBay,
and Intel both in the United States and Australia.
“At the heart of DAT is a culture obsessed with our customers’
needs and an ongoing re-imagination of the freight marketplace
since 1978,” Clementz said. “This is an exciting time as we roll
out innovations that will bring advances in productivity and tools
that help customers improve their businesses. I am honored to lead
DAT toward a future of continued success and innovation. In my time
working at DAT as Chief Product Officer, I have been impressed by
the expertise and passion our teams bring to work every day.”
Tony Salazar named CFO and COO
DAT also announced that Chief Financial Officer Tony Salazar has
taken on expanded responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer.
Salazar joined DAT in 2018 after serving as a General Manager
and Senior Director of Finance & Business Operations at Intel.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector,
including responsibility for strategic planning, revenue and
pricing optimization, operations management, and financial planning
and analysis.
“Tony will be responsible for integrating DAT’s strategic growth
investments and operating goals and drive a mindset of continuous
improvement in the DAT operating model,” Maripuri said. “His
strategic acumen will ensure that we drive operational excellence
alongside financial stewardship, and continue to grow our position
as the industry’s predominant freight marketplace and analytics
provider.”
About DAT Freight & Analytics
DAT Freight & Analytics operates both the largest truckload
freight marketplace and truckload freight data analytics service in
North America. Shippers, transportation brokers, carriers, news
organizations, and industry analysts rely on DAT for market trends
and data insights based on more than 400 million annual freight
matches, and a database of $150 billion in annual freight market
transactions.
Founded in 1978, DAT is a business unit of Roper Technologies
(Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and
Fortune 1000. DAT is headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
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Annabel Reeves Corporate Communications, DAT Freight &
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